Skip to content
Pitt Rivers Museum
AboutHire the MuseumNewsletterUniversity of Oxford

1982.20.25

Incense burner. Made of beaten of clay tempered with organic matter, slipped with red haematite & mica. Rounded bowl for the body with a flared foot. Over the top of the bowl are three arches that conjoin in the centre above the bowl. Red interior. This vessel has a metallic slip on the entirety of the object. [Alicia Bell [OPS move] 28/06/2016]

1982.20.25

Digital asset copyright: Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Terms and Conditions

If you wish to order a high-resolution image and/or licence its use for print or web publication, exhibition, film, promotional product or any other use, whether in the academic or commercial sector of any print run, then please visit photographic services.

Collection type
Object
Description
Incense burner. Made of beaten of clay tempered with organic matter, slipped with red haematite & mica. Rounded bowl for the body with a flared foot. Over the top of the bowl are three arches that conjoin in the centre above the bowl. Red interior. This vessel has a metallic slip on the entirety of the object. [Alicia Bell [OPS move] 28/06/2016]
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Northern Darfur
Cultural groups
Zaghawa
Person
Field collector Natalie Tobert
PRM source Natalie Tobert
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1982
Date collected
January - June 1982
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1982
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Mica Stone, Material Haematite Stone, Process Slipped, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Impressed
Dimensions
Height: max 185 mm, Diameter: max 175 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1982.20.25

Search terms: Religion, Pottery, Ritual and Ceremonial, Incense-burner

Further items to explore